The National Democratic Party () was a Salvadoran political party that existed from 1913 to 1931. The party held power from 1913 to 1931 in a time period of
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
known as the
Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty. El Salvador was called a "coffee republic" during the reign of the PND due to the country's heavy reliance on coffee exports.
The party ruled as the country's sole political party.
[Garcia, Miguel Angel (1928) ''Diccionario Histórico Enciclopédico de la República de El Salvador. Vol. II'' San Salvador pp 118-119]
The party did not participate in the
1931 general election since President
Pío Romero Bosque
Pío Romero Bosque (1860 – 10 December 1935) was a Salvadoran politician who served as president of El Salvador from 1 March 1927 until 1 March 1931. He also served as the vice president of Alfonso Quiñónez Molina from 1 March 1923 to 1 Mar ...
did not designate a successor like his predecessors had done.
[Grieb, Kenneth J (1971) "The United States and the rise of General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez" ''Journal of Latin American Studies'' 3, 2 p152] The party was dissolved following the
1931 coup d'état when all political parties where banned.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Legislative Assembly elections
PND Presidents of El Salvador
Timeline
See also
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Meléndez–Quiñónez dynasty
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Fourteen Families
The Fourteen Families (Spanish: ) was a term used to label and refer to the oligarchy of El Salvador during the country's period known as the "Coffee Republic" from 1871 to 1927.Haggerty 1990, p. 10 The families controlled most of the land in t ...
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Coffee production in El Salvador
Coffee production in El Salvador has fueled the Salvadoran economy and shaped its history for more than a century. Rapidly growing in the 19th century, coffee in El Salvador has traditionally provided more than 50% of the country's export revenu ...
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